Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 16:18:26 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Ron Rosson <insane@lunatic.oneinsane.net> Cc: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (forw) Reversing 32Upgrade package Message-ID: <199911040018.QAA01219@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 03 Nov 1999 16:06:27 PST." <19991103160627.B5752@lunatic.oneinsane.net>
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> > > Is there anyway to reverse 32upgrade package after it has been installed > > > on a 2.2.8-STABLE system. This is on a production box and rebuilding is > > > not an option I have time to explore. > > > > If it's a production system you will have had backups from immediately > > before your upgrade, and reversing the upgrade will be a simple matter > > of restoring your backups. > > > > Why do you want to reverse it anyway? > > Well the custom software that is running on this box is only geared > for 2.28 at the moment. Backup tapes do you know good if you are not > sure what files got changed and how. Which is the reason for the > question. The upgrade package is just that; a package. You can check what's in a package with pkg_info. You'll need access to a second 2.2.8 system to recover files that may have been overwritten. As a general rule, installing things blind on a production system is not a good idea. 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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